What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 29, 1945?

In the Chinese zodiac, July 29, 1945 falls in the year of the Wood Rooster.

What is the birthstone for July?

The birthstone for July is ruby.

What was the moon phase on July 29, 1945?

On July 29, 1945 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Sunday

Born on July 29, 1945?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐓 Chinese zodiac
Wood Rooster
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
81 years

Famous people born on July 29, 1945

Mircea Lucescu

Romanian football player and manager (1945–2026)

Kwassi Klutse

Togolese politician (1945–2024)

Born the same week

Helen Mirren

July 26 · British actress (born 1945)

Panagiotis Pikrammenos

July 26 · Greek judge and Acting prime minister of Greece from 16 May to 20 June 2012

Aldo Poy

July 28 · Argentine footballer

Patrick Modiano

July 30 · French writer

What happened that day

The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched in the United Kingdom, aimed at mainstream light entertainment and music.

Also that week

WWII:
Bombing of Aomori – The Japanese city of Aomori is firebombed by 63 USAAF B-29 heavy bombers, killing 1,767 civilians and destroying 18,045 homes.
Japan ambiguously rejects the Potsdam Declaration.
1945 Empire State Building B-25 crash: A North American B-25 Mitchell crashes into the Empire State Building in New York City, killing 14 people.
WWII: Heavy cruiser is hit and sunk by torpedoes from the in the Philippine Sea. Some 900 survivors jump into the sea and are adrift for up to four days. Nearly 600 die before help arrives. Captain Charles B. McVay III of the cruiser is later court-martialed and convicted; in 2000, he is posthumously exonerated.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

July 29, 1945 was a Sunday. Someone born on July 29, 1945 is a Leo. Someone born on July 29, 1945 is 81 years old today and has lived about 29,684 days. People born in 1945 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on July 29

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Alexis de Tocqueville
1805 · French political thinker and historian, minister of Foreign Affairs
Benito Mussolini
1883 · dictator of Italy from to
Dag Hammarskjöld
1905 · Swedish diplomat, economist, and author

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Questions about July 29, 1945

What day of the week was July 29, 1945?: July 29, 1945 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on July 29, 1945?: Someone born on July 29, 1945 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 29, 1945?: In the Chinese zodiac, July 29, 1945 falls in the year of the Wood Rooster.
How old is someone born on July 29, 1945?: Someone born on July 29, 1945 is 81 years old today and has lived about 29,684 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1945?: People born in 1945 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for July?: The birthstone for July is ruby.
What was the moon phase on July 29, 1945?: On July 29, 1945 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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